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For all those who still claim last Wednesday's disaster wasn't really a disaster, this from TPM:

Republican nominee Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama by 2 points, according to a new national survey from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP).

The poll, conducted on behalf of Daily Kos and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in the days following last Wednesday's debate, shows Romney edging Obama among likely voters nationwide, 49 percent to 47 percent. Obama held a 4-point lead in last week's PPP survey. Romney also took a big chunk out of the president's 15-point lead among women from a week ago. PPP now shows Obama leading by only 6 points among female voters.

The PollTracker Average reflects Romney's post-debate gains and currently shows him with a lead over Obama, 48.8 percent to 46.4 percent.

Ron Byers on October 09, 2012 2:31 PM:

Ed would you please explain the LV screens employeed by Pew and Gallup.

T2 on October 09, 2012 3:03 PM:

I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the huge % of women switching to Romney. They must know his policies are very anti-women. What could possibly have been said during the debate that would make them stampede away from Obama. I'll stipulate that Romney is a handsome 65 year old. Can that be all? What general across the board slice of American women would all of a sudden renounce their Right to Choose, right to birth control, fair wages and on an on ?????? What gives?

FriscoSF on October 09, 2012 3:18 PM:

'...some detail on media role in inflating Romney debate win...'

SORRY
NO inflation needed, Obama BLEW IT
He could have prepared for the debate
But, Obama was too cool and too self-entitled to prepare seriously

The thing is that the bigger a victory Obama gets, the more Democrats he brings along in House and Senate races
and the more momentum he brings to his agenda

What a Disappointment Obama has been
For his entire Presidency

..

T2 on October 09, 2012 3:33 PM:

@FriscoSF...."What a Disappointment Obama has been
For his entire Presidency" PLease, I beg you. Vote for Romney.

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